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There are predictions that BCCI could be richer by more than Rs 20,000 crore through their earnings from the rights. Sony Pictures which now holds the TV rights for India's mega cricket event has been listed along with Star India. In a letter dated 21 August, the Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd-owned Dish TV said that Star is a potential bidder in the upcoming auction and will thereby attain "the status of sole holder of the telecast rights of all the major cricketing events", which is ...

Yes, that's a shocking news to all the Kapil Sharma fans who will not see their comedy hero on the coming weekends on Sony TV. Things have taken a drastic turn after his ugly mid-air spat with co-actor Sunil Grover triggering negative publicity from all corners.

Yet for all her fame and fortune, and for all her imperious demeanour on court, Sharapova is a simple soul at heart: she wants to win, no matter what the cost. Five-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova , who tested positive for meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open , reached the Round of 16 for the 14th time in 15 Slams since the 2011 US Open .

Petra Kvitova pulled off an unlikely 7-6 6-3 victory over favourite Garbine Muguruza to set up a quarter-final match with Williams. Muguruza will play two-time Wimbledon victor Petra Kvitova in the night match at Flushing Meadows on Sunday, but Williams says she's only focused on herself.

A move to City may have fallen through on deadline day after Arsenal failed to land the services of Thomas Lemar from Monaco , with Sanchez reportedly furious at not getting the move . "Yes, I hesitated over signing an extension for personal reasons", Wenger told Telefoot on Saturday. "You try to focus on that when you're in a hotel but when I get back I'm sure I will have a chat with the chairman and the manager, but before I left we'd said, "If something happens or it doesn't we'll ...

The long wait is nearly over for Grier and both West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen and offensive coordinator Jake Spavital have said that Grier is ready to go and that they are both excited to turn him loose and see what he can do in a live setting.

Grid penalties have been a recurring theme for Alonso through 2017 amid ongoing struggles for McLaren's engine partner, Honda, with a brand new power unit being taken on Friday to trigger a 35-place drop. "I'll give him the credit and say he raced clean and fair", said Ricciardo, when asked if the move had taken a fair degree of mutual trust between the drivers.

Manchester United managed to wrap up a deal to bring Lukaku to Old Trafford back in July, despite Chelsea having been linked with a move to re-sign the Belgian forward. Lukaku liked the video on his official Twitter, following Van Nistelrooy doing the same. "Nine points, 10 goals and none against". So it looks good for the season.

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany waves to a cameraman outside the team box ahead of a qualifying session for Sunday's Italian Formula One Grand Prix, at the Monza racetrack, Italy, Saturday, Sept. Verstappen's Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo was third ahead of Canadian rookie Lance Stroll of Williams , French rookie Esteban Ocon of Force India and Finn Valtteri Bottas , who was sixth in the second Mercedes.

Lopez rallied somewhat in the third set, but was unable to stop Federer marching on to the 4th round where he will face Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany, who qualified for the round of 16, beating Australian John Millman in straight sets .

In another eye-catching performance from a hectic session full of late drama, France's Esteban Ocon will start third for Force India and alongside Hamilton's Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas . He remained 4.5 seconds ahead of Bottas with Vettel third and Ricciardo, having started 16th closing fast in fourth. Vettel added: "It was entertaining, quite good fun".

It was the type of performance that Tar Heel fans have become accustomed to seeing from their own quarterbacks in recent years-but that was certainly not the case on Saturday. A series of key plays helped Cal (1-0) take the lead just a few minutes into the fourth quarter. Despite holding strong against the run-the team's Achilles heel over the last couple seasons-explosive plays against the secondary proved to be the difference on Saturday.

Lopez had several chances in the second but could not take them, and he looked doomed when Federer broke early in the third. "I couldn't be happier to get a match in straight sets against Feliciano who has been a great competitor over the years".

A year and a half later and Dallas have apparently chose to part ways with him, according to ESPN's Todd Archer . Thornton, who signed a four-year, $17 million deal that included $9 million guaranteed, never really fit what the Cowboys were seeking.

He is headed to the Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas , Jae Crowder , Ante Zizic , a 2018 first-round pick through the Brooklyn Nets , and a 2020 second-round pick. The following year, the Celtics were eliminated in the first round once again, only this time it was at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks with the series lasting six games.

Privately, some players were frustrated with Cravens, particularly the timing of his decision. After practice, multiple players said coach Jay Gruden addressed the players about Cravens' situation and said when discussing it with the media to stay focused on the season opener.

Bu according Ian Rapoport of NFL Network , the Bills have made a surprising decision to cut Williams. The Bills seemed to prepare for not keeping Williams, keeping six other running backs (five not counting McCoy) on their initial 53-man roster.

The right-hander went on to complete his 30th ODI century, equalling former Australian captain Ricky Ponting's tally. Chasing a target of 239, Kohli struck 110 not out while Kedar Jadhav contributed 63 as India won with more than three overs to spare.

However, even if McLaren do jettison their £100million deal with Honda, there is still no guarantee Alonso will stay. Sunday's race highlighted McLaren's engine problems, with both Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne forced to retire. Honda brings an estimated $100 million budget to McLaren each year, but Brown said the team's board, which includes the Bahrain sovereign wealth fund, would prioritise performance over money.

More relevant numbers: Federer was broken eight times total in those matches, but only once against Lopez. I'm really pleased with the performance. I would have maybe had a setback and I couldn't have played at all. Open. Once he broke to lead 3-2 in the second set, Nadal appeared to be free of his early jitters and took hold of the match. I'm happy that today was straight.

Howard beat UNLV to pull off the biggest point spread upset in college football history Saturday night, and Cam Newton's brother was a big reason. Your mind will immediately snap to the famous Appalachian State upset of MI when thinking of other upsets of this scale.

Federer opened the tournament with back-to-back five-set struggles, Saturday's match lasted only and hour and 46 minutes. The No.3 seed was able to win 62 percent of points against Lopez's second serve and he converted seven of 12 break points against Lopez.

England are two points ahead of Slovakia at the top of Group F and victory would put them on the brink of qualification for next summer's tournament in Russian Federation. "It will be great if we can get the level of support that stadium (Wembley) can bring". Southgate has rotated the captain's armband since easing former skipper Wayne Rooney out of his squad and with Rooney having since retired from worldwide football, England do not have a permanent captain.

England are two points clear of closest rivals Slovakia at the top of Group F and a victory would put them on the brink of sealing their place in Russian Federation, while defeat would see them lose top spot. Four goals in the second period, however, including three in the final five minutes, made for an emphatic scoreline while Slovakia banked a 1-0 victory at home to Slovenia.

North Korea conducted two nuclear tests last year and has been launching missiles at a record pace this year. In phone call on Friday, Trump and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in agreed to enhance Seoul's deterrence against North Korea by boosting its missile capabilities, Yonhap reported , citing Seoul's presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae.